"I congratulate Will and Chris on their great success," stated Reynaldo Sanchez, Associate Dean and Music Media and Industry (MMI) Department Chair. "This is an extraordinary achievement for them personally and an affirmation of the caliber of our program and the first-class education students can experience at our school."
In addition to his latest best-seller, Will Pirkle’s new book release, the 2nd edition of Designing Software Synthesizer Plugins in C++ set to publish in June 2021, has also reached #1 New Release status through pre-release sales. Among his numerous accomplishments, he is also the developer of the RackAFX™ Plugin Development Software and the ASPiK™ open-source audio plugin framework.
An avid researcher, Chris Bennett is currently working with faculty and students on investigating the impact of patent-pending auditory biofeedback technology to improve rehabilitation. This interdisciplinary research project is in collaboration with the University of Miami Department of Physical Therapy and the Miami Veteran Affairs Hospital.